Special Catering Holdings Limited
Registered name: SPECIAL CATERING HOLDINGS LIMITED
Special Catering Holdings Limited made £21.4k revenue and a £361k loss in the year to 30 Dec 2024.
Special Catering Holdings Limited’s revenue was £21.4k in the year to 30 Dec 2024, with a loss of £361k and 9 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Salford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Salford, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 30 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £36.5k | £21.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £36.5k | £21.4k |
| Operating profit | — | −£148k | −£354k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£152k | −£361k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£148k | −£361k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£148k | −£361k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −406.5% | −1689% |
| Gross margin | — | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £6.1k | £2.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£24.7k | −£40.1k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £119k | £35.4k | £10.5k |
| Net assets | £264k | £116k | −£245k |
| Fixed assets | £17.9k | £76.7k | £67.4k |
| Current assets | £315k | £269k | £170k |
| Debtors | £5.3k | £4.7k | £2.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1689%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£40.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 315.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now −£245k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £10.5k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £67.4k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Escapade Cocktail Events LtdRev. £1.2m · Profit £134k
- Heathcote&co Events LtdRev. £282k · Profit £30.7k
- Special Catering Company Warrington LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£8.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Dec 2024 (profit −£361k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.